portrait of Napoleon

tai1980

[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard
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This painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801.
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Like most of David's portraits of Napoleon, this was a propaganda piece. Napoleon actually crossed the Alps on a mule because mules have better balance and traction, are lower to the ground, and do better in cold weather.+ T3 x6 J- S) Z- x% R, L
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月月鳥

我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含
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即係拿破倫ng係病死

tai1980

Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:* M, j) M0 y3 s1 b2 `4 Y, _
我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含
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u are right , his food was poisoned by the british